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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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